Sign of summer: Local sausage maker on national TV

Cohoes-based Bilinski’s Sausage Manufacturing Co. will be on Home Shopping Network July 2 to kick off the summer grilling season. Live cooking demonstrations with Bilinski’s president Steve Schonwetter will be held at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. that day.

The demonstration comes just two days before Independence Day, and will feature a range of chicken sausages. Bilinski’s, founded in 1929, has been making Home Shopping Network appearances since 2002.